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الباب الذي تأتي منه الريح .. اغلقه واستريح

English translation: Close the door from which the wind blows and relax

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21:47 Jan 22, 2011

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Arabic term or phrase: الباب الذي تأتي منه الريح .. اغلقه واستريح

Anyone know a good English equivalent to this?

Amel Abdullah

English translation:Close the door from which the wind blows and relax

Explanation:
I'm not sure if there is an English equivalent, but this is a literal, idiomatic translation which seems widely available on the internet (284 Google hits), including e.g:

Proverbs > RelaxClose the door from which the wind blows and relax. Arabic Proverb. 3. If ...
www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/keywords/relax/

Close the door from which the wind blows and relax.Close the door from which the wind blows and relax. - Arabic Proverbs - one ...

Arabic rhyming proverbs - Wikiquote6 Jul 2010 ... The following is a list of rhyming proverbs in the Arabic language ... Close the door from which the wind blows and relax. ...
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arabic_rhyming_proverbs -

"A crow a crow's eyes doesn't peck." (Bulgarian proverb) " Close the door from which the wind blows and relax." (Arabic proverb) ...
www.audioenglish.net/.../hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy.htm
www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/source/a/arabic_proverb...

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Nesrin
Local time: 21:06

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see which way the wind is blowing

Eid Ibrahim

Close the door from which the wind blows and relax

Nesrin

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20 mins confidence:

see which way the wind is blowing

Explanation:
or you can sa (door where the wind comes from, close it and relax yourself)

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/see which way the wind i...

Eid Ibrahim
Egypt
Local time: 22:06
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Asker: Thank you for your input.

2 hrs confidence:

Close the door from which the wind blows and relax

Nesrin
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of: Arabic
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Thank you, Nesrin. I appreciate you taking the time to help me with this.

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الباب الذي تأتي منه الريح .. اغلقه واستريح

English translation: Close the door from which the wind blows and relax

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الباب الذي تأتي منه الريح .. اغلقه واستريح

English translation: Close the door from which the wind blows and relax

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